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What does one mean by exothermic and endothermic reactions? Give examples.
Exothermic reaction: "Exo" means releases and "thermic" means heat. therefore, an exothermic reaction is a chemical reaction that releases energy through light or heat
It is expressed in a chemical equation:
Reactants → products + heat energy. Example of exothermic reaction: when carbon is burned in presence of oxygen, a lot of heat is released in this process.
$C\ ( s) \ +\ O_{2} \ ( g)\rightarrow \ CO_{2}( g) \ +\ Heat$
Endothermic reaction: An endothermic reaction is a chemical reaction in which energy is absorbed in the form of light or heat.
It is expressed in a chemical equation:
Reactants + Heat energy → Products.
Example of endothermic reaction: when nitrogen is burned in oxygen a lot of heat is required for this reaction to take place.
$N_{2} \ ( g) \ +\ O_{2} \ ( g) \ +\ Heat\ \rightarrow \ 2NO\ ( g)$
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